1ST READING
St.
John makes it crystal clear that hatred for another person is never a
part of the Christian way of life. Hatred is totally antithetical to it.
Thus, we must strive to overcome even our dislike for others, lest it
grow into hatred. Let us be aware that, no matter how much we may
disapprove of another person’s deed, this never gives us a right to hate
the person. Yes, hate the sin, but love the sinner. This is the way of
God and so it should be our way as well.
1 John 4:19–5:4
19 Beloved, we love God because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 This is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. 5: 1 Everyone who
believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the father loves also the one begotten by him. 2 In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments. 3For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, 4for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith.
P S A L M
Psalm 72:1-2, 14, 15, 17
R: Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
1 O God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your justice, the king’s son; 2 he shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. (R) 14 From fraud and violence he shall redeem them, and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15 May they be prayed for
continually; day by day shall they bless him. (R) 17 May
his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed; all the nations shall proclaim his happiness. (R)
GOSPEL
Jesus
knows who He is and He is aware of the mission ahead of Him. How well
do we know ourselves? How aware are we of God’s call upon our lives? It
is always important to open our hearts to God’s love and Word so that He
can reveal these two aspects of a disciple’s life to us. We should
never seek to live the Christian life alone as we are doomed to fail if
we try it this way. Let us not make grandiose plans in how we will serve
God; likewise, let us not limit what we expect of Him in our lives.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives.
Luke 4:14-22
14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. 15 He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. 16 He
came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his
custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read 17 and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
18 “The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad
tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and
recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19 and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” 20 Rolling
up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the
eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. 21 He said to them, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.
think: We should never seek to live the Christian life alone as we are doomed to fail if we try it this way.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR John 4-6
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